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Beit Hillel Shabbaton
Shabbat Emor, May 8th – 11th ,2015
Beit Hillel — Attentive Spiritual Leadership
in cooperation with:
Beth Jacob Congregation | B’nai David-Judea Congregation | Bnei Akiva of Los Angeles
Congregation Mogen David | RZLA – Religious Zionists of Los Angeles | Shalhevet Institute
Young Israel of Century City | YULA High Schools
Invite you to our first inaugural Shabbaton
Contemporary Challenges facing Modern Orthodoxy
in Israel and the Diaspora
Featuring:
Rav Ronen Neuwirth,
Founder of Beit Hillel | Rabbi of Ohel Ari Congregation, Ra’anana
Rabbanit Dr. Pnina Neuwirth,
Judge in the Tel Aviv Magistrate Court | Noted speaker and writer on Judaism
Rav Tzvi Koren,
Rabbi of Kehillat Kinor-David | Head of the Beit Midrash for Jewish Thought in Beit Hillel
Rabbanit Oshra Koren,
Founder and director of MaTaN HaSharon, Ra’anana
Rabbanit Dr. Michal Tikochinsky,
Head of the Beit Midrash for Women’s Leadership at Beit Morasha
For additional information please contact Sharon Merkin: [email protected], (310) 948-4406
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Shabbaton Program
Friday Night May 8th
Seudah Shlishit May 9th
6:30pm
A Modest Proposal for Women’s Conversion
Teen Dinner with Bnei Akiva
Rabbanit Dr. Michal Tikochinsky at Young Israel of Century City
Kabbalat Shabbat at 6:30pm for the whole family at Bnai David-Judea
Followed by dinner for 9-12 graders at Bet Midrash, Bnai David-Judea
(registration required: [email protected])
Life as an Israeli Teenager
with Rav Ronen and Rabbanit Dr. Pnina Neuwirth
9:15pm
Transformations in Israeli Society Today
Rav Ronen Neuwirth at Beth Jacob Congregation
The Transformation of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai
Insights into the Role of Contemporary Rabbinic Leadership
Rabbanit Dr. Pnina Neuwirth at B’nai David-Judea Congregation
Friday Night Oneg
At the home of Michal and David Gershov 1526 S Doheny Drive
Challenges of Orthodoxy in a rapidly changing world:
Where do we draw the lines?
With Rav Tzvi Koren, Rabbanit Oshra Koren and
Rabbanit Dr. Michal Tikochinsky
Sunday Evening May 10th
8:00pm
At the home of Shuli and Avi Steinlauf 2200 Guthrie Drive
Women’s Religious Identity in an Era of Feminism
Shabbat Morning May 9th
Rabbanit Dr. Michal Tikochinsky
Equality and Inclusion of Women in the Public Sphere
a Spiritual Perspective
Rabbanit Dr. Pnina Neuwirth at Young Israel of Century City
“When your Brother Becomes Destitute”
Monday Evening May 11th
8:00pm
Jewish Response to Modern Slavery
At the home Lynn and Marc Rohatiner 9325 Duxbury Rd.
Rabbanit Oshra Koren at B’nai David-Judea Congregation
Policy, Halakha, and Jewish Values:
Rabbinic Pursuit of Social Justice
A Conversation about the Tensions of Religious Zionism
Rav Tzvi Koren at Congregation Mogen David
Between Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim
Featuring Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller and Rav Ronen Neuwirth
Presented by The Shalhevet Institute
Sefirat Ha’omer as a time of Rejoicing
Rav Ronen Neuwirth at B’nai David-Judea Congregation
(after 8:25 Minyan)
Shabbat Afternoon May 9th
Beit Hillel, established in 2012, is a spiritual leadership
6:15pm
organization that aspires to change the discourse
At Young Israel of Century City
about Judaism in Israel by guiding the Religious Zionist
Relations between American and Israeli Jewry
community and Israeli society in general in a moderate,
A Panel Discussion
With Rabbi Elazar Muskin, Rabbanit Oshra Koren
and Rav Ronen Neuwirth
5:00pm
At the home of Cindy and Noam Drazin 9539 Oakmore Road
TED-style Presentations
Contemporary Halachik Issues in the State of Israel
The Relevance of Shmitta in the 21st Century
Rav Tzvi Koren
Women as Spiritual Leaders
Challenges and Opportunities
Rabbanit Dr. Michal Tikochinsky
Bridging the Gap Between Israeli Civil Law
and Jewish Law
Rabbanit Dr. Pnina Neuwirth
balanced, and religiously-tolerant direction. A Modern
Orthodox spiritual leadership organization comprised
of more than 200 male and female Torah scholars, our
core values are commitment to Halacha and democracy,
promoting unity among all segments of Israeli society,
advocating for women’s empowerment, and supporting
broad and open-minded education.
WE INVITE YOU TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT US ONLINE!
VISIT our homepage eng.beithillel.org.il
LIKE us on Facebook BeitHillel.English
[email protected]
P.O. Box 520, Ra’anana, Israel 4310401